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We hope you all had fun joining the UK’s biggest digital summer camp from your living room this weekend. If you're looking for #TGIWeekender certificate, you can download it here.
Saturday afternoon's activities
Suitable for: Everyone | Led by: Chief Scout, Bear Grylls
Let’s get the weekend started! Find out everything you need to know to make the most of it.
Suitable for: Everyone | Takes: 30 mins | Led by: Ed Stafford, Scouts Ambassador and Adventurer
Get your base camp ready with TV’s Ed Stafford, an explorer who holds the Guinness World Record for being the first human ever to walk the length of the Amazon River.
Suitable for: 8–14yrs | Takes: 1 hour| Led by: UK Space Agency
Reach for the stars in this space race involving acid-base reaction rockets.
Suitable for: 6–10yrs | Takes: 30 mins | Led by: The Royal Air Force (RAF)
Make a whirly bird, and take it for a spin. How well does it fly?
Suitable for: Everyone | Led by: Dwayne Fields, Scouts Ambassador
Want to go on an adventure? Get all the insider info from a top expert.
Suitable for: 8–14yrs | Takes: 20 mins | Led by: Your local Scouts volunteers, or yourself
Core control and perfect posture are key to holding yourself up in these balance-building exercises.
Suitable for: 10–18yrs | Takes: 25 mins | Led by: Your local Scouts volunteers, or yourself
Fold for fun in this traditional origami challenge, and come up with a new Scouts uniform.
Suitable for: 8–14yrs | Takes: 45 mins | Led by: Raspberry Pi
Become a ScoutBot, and follow codes and compass directions to get back to camp.
Evening activities –
Relax and reflect as we wind down for the night
Suitable for: Everyone | Takes: 1 hour | Led by: Scouts UKHQ
Spend some quali-tea time together with this GongFu guide to cha, chat, and chill.
Suitable for: 8yrs + | Takes: 1 hour | Supported by: Victorinox
Practise different ways to send messages and stay safe in a survival situation.
Suitable for: Everyone | Takes: 30 mins | Led by: Bushscout
Suitable for: Everyone | Led by: Scout Adventures
Make some simple and delicious recipes with the Scout Adventures team.
Suitable for: Everyone | Led by: Scout Adventures
Get together with TGI Weekenders all over the UK for a digital version of the famous Scouts campfire.
Suitable for: 6–12yrs
After dark activities –
More fun for the night owls
Suitable for: 10–18yrs | Led by: Your local Scouts volunteers, or yourself
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Find out all the exciting things you can spot in the sky and how to identify them.
9.30pm – Stargazing
Suitable for: 10–18yrs | Led by: Your local Scouts volunteers, or yourself
From shooting stars to constellations, see what the night sky has in store. If you're not ready to log off, watch our Facebook Live with astronaut and Scout Ambassador Tim Peake.
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Adapting activities to work online and at home
These activities were originally designed for groups meeting face-to-face, so you may have to think on your feet to make them work in the (very unique) situation we’re in. We’ve put together some suggestions for how you could make them work, whoever and wherever you are.
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